1. Quality of your thoughts

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    Prayer is not an attempt to change God’s mind. But it’s an attempt to let God change our mind. Once you accept someone for what they really are, they will really surprise you by being better than you ever expected. Those who speak rude cannot sell honey, but those who speak sweet can sell chillies. ~Santabanta sms

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  2. Just be the moment

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    Don’t focus on money or success just be the moment.
    Forget the naysayers, forget the past, forget the future.
    Be the moment. Forget the mistakes. Do not let guilt play your moment,
    let love play the moment. Let your heart play the moment,
    do not let fear play you. ~Jeremy Limn

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  3. Make a wish…

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    I love three things: The sun, the moon and you. The sun for the day,
    the moon for the night and you forever. ~Santabanta

  4. Celebrating the difference

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    If she is an apple and you are an orange, make a fruit salad.
    Love is not about being the same, it’s about being sweet
    with each other and celebrating the difference.

    ~Santabanta

  5. Kitty practices stretching

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    Cat are the kings and queens of stretches.

    Musculature of a cat is more flexible than a dog. The cat’s loose muscles, in combination with its backbone, are probably the main reason for the overall flexibility of the cat and cat balance. A cat can arch its back into an inverted “u” shape, curl up in a circle when taking a nap, or rotate one half of its spine almost 180 degrees relative to the other half when necessary. Source: Cat Health Detective

  6. My heart melts

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    I’m addicted to the way I feel when I think of you.
    When you look at me, my heart melts.
    Your eyes smile and twinkle with love.

    ~Santabanta sms

     

  7. Freedom from suffering

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    Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering. Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it. ~Ajahn Chah

  8. You know you really love someone

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    You know you really love someone when you can’t hate them for breaking your heart.
    People often say that:
    They were cheated in love, but they forget –
    One who cheats never loves;
    And one who loves never cheats.

    ~Santabanta sms

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  9. Someone who loves you the most

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    When you are happy you’ll search for the person you love most,
    but when you are sad, you’ll search for the person
    who loves you the most. ~Santabanta sms

Live & Die for Buddhism

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My Reflection

This site is a tribute to Buddhism. Buddhism has given me a tremendous inspiration to be who and where I am today. Although I came to America at a very young age, however, I never once forget who I am and where I came from. One thing I know for sure is I was born as a Buddhist, live as a Buddhist and will leave this earth as a Buddhist. I do not believe in superstition. I only believe in karma.

A Handful of Leaves

A Handful of Leaves

Tipitaka: The pali canon (Readings in Theravada Buddhism). A vast body of literature in English translation the texts add up to several thousand printed pages. Most -- but not all -- of the Canon has already been published in English over the years. Although only a small fraction of these texts are available here at Access to Insight, this collection can nonetheless be a very good place to start.

Major Differences

Major Differences in Buddhism

Major Differences in Buddhism: There is no almighty God in Buddhism. There is no one to hand out rewards or punishments on a supposedly Judgement Day ...read more

Problems we face today

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Of the many problems we face today, some are natural calamities and must be accepted and faced with equanimity. Others, however, are of our own making, created by misunderstanding, and can be corrected...